Keith runs the Grinter Glass studio in Whangarei, where his focus is on developing his glass blowing skills, particularly the shard pick-up technique. He has worked in a range of media including glass (painted and blown), oil painting and sculpture from recycled materials.

While working independently as an artist Keith also tutors students of The Learning Connexion, passing on this highly popular and beautiful art medium to the eager participants attending his weekend classes.

Keith runs the Grinter Glass studio in Whangarei, where his focus is on developing his glass blowing skills, particularly the shard pick-up technique. He has worked in a range of media including glass (painted and blown), oil painting and sculpture from recycled materials.

While working independently as an artist Keith also tutors students of The Learning Connexion, passing on this highly popular and beautiful art medium to the eager participants attending his weekend classes.

Mandy Hague has had an interest in natural history for as long as she can remember. Her fascination related not only to how things looked and acted, but to their evolutionary adaptations and physiological make-up. “I caught up with a lady the other day who was a neighbour of mine many years ago,” Mandy recalls. “She told me that she remembered me as a child picking up roadkill. I didn’t have the heart to tell her I still do that!”

Mandy Hague has had an interest in natural history for as long as she can remember. Her fascination related not only to how things looked and acted, but to their evolutionary adaptations and physiological make-up. “I caught up with a lady the other day who was a neighbour of mine many years ago,” Mandy recalls. “She told me that she remembered me as a child picking up roadkill. I didn’t have the heart to tell her I still do that!”

For someone who suffers from seasickness, being out on the open ocean in what is essentially a double-hulled canoe during stormy weather seems like a cruel joke. But, for The Learning Connexion’s intrepid documentary tutor Kate Logan, it’s what being a film-maker is all about.

For someone who suffers from seasickness, being out on the open ocean in what is essentially a double-hulled canoe during stormy weather seems like a cruel joke. But, for The Learning Connexion’s intrepid documentary tutor Kate Logan, it’s what being a film-maker is all about.

Last month The Learning Connexion School of Creativity and Art brought together a panel of speakers to talk about a subject that effects most artists and art students alike, the subject of copyright.

Last month The Learning Connexion School of Creativity and Art brought together a panel of speakers to talk about a subject that effects most artists and art students alike, the subject of copyright.

Anna Jenkins volunteered to join the art department team to get some real world work experience in a field she was interested in, helping with both construction and painting. The brief was to build a medieval tavern and bedroom inside Avalon Studio.

Anna Jenkins volunteered to join the art department team to get some real world work experience in a field she was interested in, helping with both construction and painting. The brief was to build a medieval tavern and bedroom inside Avalon Studio.

From ceramics to jewellery, Gemma Goodwin’s art journey has encompassed a good deal of exploration and challenge as well as bursts of originality and flair.

From ceramics to jewellery, Gemma Goodwin’s art journey has encompassed a good deal of exploration and challenge as well as bursts of originality and flair.

For some, a creative journey will take them down a single, narrow path. For Tobias Taane, a series of accidental discoveries channeled his interests from ballet dancing, to painting, to blacksmithing.

For some, a creative journey will take them down a single, narrow path. For Tobias Taane, a series of accidental discoveries channeled his interests from ballet dancing, to painting, to blacksmithing.

‘Art for Art's Sake’ has been well known to Wellingtonians for great prints and quality framing forever. They are now based on Cambridge Terrace (just off Courtenay Place) and have come up with a great offer for students of The Learning Connexion!

‘Art for Art's Sake’ has been well known to Wellingtonians for great prints and quality framing forever. They are now based on Cambridge Terrace (just off Courtenay Place) and have come up with a great offer for students of The Learning Connexion!

Richard Evans worked for years in a creative job, turning the ancient swamp Kauri from his home in Ahipara into beautiful furniture. But it wasn’t until his family had grown up and he found himself ‘on freedom time’, that he seized the opportunity to take his art practice to the next level.

Richard Evans worked for years in a creative job, turning the ancient swamp Kauri from his home in Ahipara into beautiful furniture. But it wasn’t until his family had grown up and he found himself ‘on freedom time’, that he seized the opportunity to take his art practice to the next level.

Glen MacMillan is a welder and fabricator by trade. He worked for seven years as a wheelchair technician and he loves his fishing, kayaking and the outdoors lifestyle that his home in Whanganui offers.

Glen MacMillan is a welder and fabricator by trade. He worked for seven years as a wheelchair technician and he loves his fishing, kayaking and the outdoors lifestyle that his home in Whanganui offers.